We had a fantastic lineup of events at our annual conference (7 – 9 October). From editing, to blurb writing, hilarious panel discussions, networking and writing sprints, it was an incredible three days full of information and fun!
Our keynote speaker was the wonderful, down-to-earth Susan Stoker. This was the second year the conference was held online.
Our first online conference was held this year (12 – 14 November). This was our 8th conference and it was jam-packed!
This allowed members from all over the world to join in the fun.
The theme for this conference was Togetherness, with Eden Bradley as our keynote speaker.
ROSA’s Seventh annual national conference
ROSA’s Sixth annual national conference
ROSA’s fifth annual national conference, was once again hosted at Melrose Place on the weekend of 22 – 23 September.
The weekend featured guest speakers, opportunities for one-on-one sessions with local editors, workshops, and a chance to meet and network with other writers.
A gala dinner took place on Saturday evening for the presentation of the Imbali and Strelitzia awards.
The fourth annual conference took place at Melrose Place, Johannesburg. The event featured keynote speaker Jane Porter, author and founder of Tule Publishing, as well as a Gala Dinner for the presentation of the Imabli and Strelitzia Awards.
For a peek at the program, click here.
The third annual conference took place on 24-25 September 2016 at Melrose Place, Johannesburg. The event featured keynote speaker Mary Jo Putney, the multi-award winning US author of historical romances, a focus on self-publishing options for South African authors, as well as a gala dinner and screening of the documentary Love Between the Covers.
ROSA’s first ever conference took place at the intimate Melrose Place conference venue in Johannesburg in October 2014. Attended by twenty five romance writers from around South Africa, this conference featured a day and a half of guest speakers, and a gala dinner at La Vie en Rose restaurant in Illovo.